Snafu Lake

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Snafu Lake
Snafu Lake is located in Yukon
Snafu Lake
Snafu Lake
LocationYukon
Coordinates60°10′48.8″N 133°26′36.7″W / 60.180222°N 133.443528°W / 60.180222; -133.443528Coordinates: 60°10′48.8″N 133°26′36.7″W / 60.180222°N 133.443528°W / 60.180222; -133.443528
Primary outflowsSnafu Creek
Basin countriesCanada

Snafu Lake is a lake of southern Yukon, Canada, about 25 to 30 km north of the border with British Columbia. It is drained by Snafu Creek.[1]

The name is from WWII-era Military slang meaning Situation Normal, All Fucked Up.[2]

See also[]

  • List of lakes in Yukon

References[]

  1. ^ "Snafu Creek, Yukon". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. ^ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 67. ISBN 9780802047250.


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